Picless Field Report With 25" Sirupati

Big Bob

Big Bob

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With me being off this weekend I got the chance to test out the 25" Sirupati I got from a trade with Nasty. I took a trek to the nearby woods and picked out a decently sized tree 7" in diameter. I brought my digital camera with me but discovered that the CF card wasn't in it when I tried to take a picture of a green snake climbing up a tree (my folks had taken the card to Walmart to get the pictures developed).

The 25 incher bit into the tree nicely despite it not having much in the way of a "belly"; this is compensated for by the weight and convex edge. Today was in the 80s and my palms started to sweat a bit. This made my grip on the handle (horn) a tad slippery at first but as I adjusted to the heat, my hands dried and my grip improved. Vibration from chopping wasn't bad unless I chopped with the last 3-4" of the blade. I did a bend test on the blade after downing the tree; it flexed a few degrees but that was it.

The blade cleaned up easily, only needing a paper wetted with warm water to take off the excess wood smears. Steeling ensured that it remained as sharp as it had started.

Here are the specs for the 25" Sirupati for those interested:

Maker: Sher
OAL: 25 1/4"
Blade: 18 7/8" x 1 11/16" x 3/8"

Bob
 
very nice, Bob, thank you. I first misread as "I did a blind test on the blade" and I was a bit alarmed :eek:

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Thanks for the good report from the field. These reports used to be a regular feature. I think people got a little tired of reading about metal going through wood. Nothing else seemed to happen. Gold was never discovered.

But these reports are always enjoyable. I was curious about the 25" Sirupate. I figured it would be a formidable tool. There's a lot of weight, leverage and momentum built up by the time it strikes something, and being lighter than a 25" AK, it's speed has to be impressive.

Did I miss it? How much did this blade weigh, Bob?


munk
 
That was my ritual muskox beheading tool. Ohio has run low on muskox or I never would have made the trade.

I will post pics of the carved and engraved WWII after I have a chance to clean it up and return it to it's previous glory.

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Munk I don't have any weighing scales at my place so I'm going to guess about 2 to 2 1/4lbs. Its pretty controllable for its weight due to its balance.

Nasty I'm sure everyone will enjoy your pics of the WWII. And don't worry about the muskoxen. I'm sure you'll have something else available by the time of your next encounter. ;)

Bob
 
Nice work, Big Bob. I really like bigger khuks- have a 25" Malla & 25" GS on order... that means I still need a 25" Siru, but you see those occasionally. Did you have to carry it with a shoulder strap (baldric)? The Malla weighs too much on a belt but is usually strapped across a vehicle seat or something.

Hopefully the green snake didn't get chopped...


Ad Astra
 
I need a good Baldric...wish Terry Sisco would get back to things.

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Nasty said:
I need a good Baldric...
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Hmm. Nasty, did you know: William Wallace, noted fighter for Scottish independence, had a baldric made from the skin of one Hugh Cressingham, a hated English tax-collector. :eek: :D :eek: :rolleyes: :eek: :cool:

Legend has it he caught up with him after the battle of Stirling bridge, and using a Ball Peen WarHammer, peened him right out of his armor.

What really happened: http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/history/warsofI.html

I hear nowadays you can't even get a decent kitchen knife in England... at least you used to be able to get a good baldric. Mine's just a nylon rapelling belt. :(


Ad Astra :footinmou
 
Ad, I don't have a baldric available, so I wore it on my belt. It wasn't too comfortable either. The green snake was spared from any harm.

Bob
 
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